Vientiane: During the visit of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Laos and India jointly released a special commemorative postage stamp set featuring Lord Ram of Ayodhya.
A unique feature of the stamp set launched today is that it is the world's first stamp depicting Shri Ram Lalla of Ayodhya.
Jaishankar, who is in Laos for ASEAN mechanism meetings on Saturday took to X to post that he along with the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Lao PDR, Saleumxay Kommasith launched the special postage stamp set.
The stamps celebrate the shared cultural treasures of Ramayana and Buddhism between the two countries, said the External Affairs Minister.
The set comprising two stamps, depicts Lord Buddha of the city of Luang Prabang, the ancient capital of Laos, and Lord Ram of Ayodhya, the sacred capital city of Lord Ram.
Jaishankar posted on X, "A good meeting with DPM and FM Saleumxay Kommasith of Lao PDR. Thanked him for the warm hospitality. Witnessed exchange of MoUs on 10 Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) for Laos under Mekong Ganga Cooperation and cooperation in sharing successful Digital Solutions.
Launched a special stamp set celebrating our shared cultural treasures of Ramayana and Buddhism." (with Agency inputs)
